Most foreign nationals living in the United States in temporary status (not green card holders) can only reenter the United States after international travel if they have a current visa in their passport. Since 2004, those...more
On December 29, 2023, the US Glass Producers Coalition (Petitioner), together with the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial Service Workers International Union, filed antidumping...more
1/3/2024
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On October 25, 2023, the American Shrimp Processors Association (APSA) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador and Indonesia, and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on the same product...more
On October 17, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on truck and bus tires from...more
On October 4, 2023, the US Aluminum Extruders Coalition and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) filed antidumping duty (AD)...more
On September 28, 2023, Eastman Kodak Company filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan, and a countervailing duty (CVD) petition on the same product from China....more
On July 28, 2023, Brooklyn Bedding LLC; Carpenter Co.; Corsicana Mattress Company; Future Foam, Inc.; FXI, Inc.; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc.; Leggett & Platt, Incorporated; Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC; Southerland, Inc.; Tempur...more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a new Form I-9, the form all US employers must use to verify the identity and work authorization of all paid employees within the first three days of their employment....more
On July 12, 2023, PURIS Proteins LLC, a domestic producer of pea protein, which is a plant-based protein used in foods, filed antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) petitions requesting trade relief on imports of...more
On May 31, 2023, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on certain paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam. The...more
On April 27, 2023, Worthington Industries filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on non-refillable steel cylinders from India.
Worthington alleges that in scope non-refillable steel cylinders...more
On April 25, 2023, Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc. filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Edsal alleges that in scope...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
The lottery registration period will be from 12:00 pm EST on March 1, 2023, to 12:00 pm EST on March...more
US Government agencies have announced concurrent reviews of the Section 301 and Section 232 tariffs, which may result in changes to the current tariff rates and product lists in the coming months. At the end of this report is...more
It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
What to Know -
- The lottery registration period will be from noon EST on March 1, 2022 to noon EST on March 18, 2022,...more
2/8/2022
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The USCIS (US Citizenship & Immigration Service) announced a new rule to aid in the recent dilemma many foreign national families and US employers have confronted; namely addressing the gap in work authorization and...more
12/14/2021
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Visas
In recent months, new and modified Department of Commerce regulations impacting antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings have taken effect. These changes, which are intended “to strengthen and improve the...more
The Biden Administration just announced that starting November 8, 2021 there will be stricter vaccine and COVID testing requirements for all air travelers into the US.
The new rule eliminates all the regional COVID travel...more
Many F-1 OPT foreign nationals have been approved for H-1B status effective October 1st in this year’s H-1B lottery Employers and F-1 workers should be careful during the transition from F-1 to H-1B status to ensure they...more
8/2/2021
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CBP is leveraging the EAPA to target various industries based on a suspicion of evading AD/CVD duties by aggressively scrutinizing imports potentially covered by an AD/CVD order.
On March 4, 2021, US Customs and Border...more
It’s that time of year again where employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa.
For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions...more
If your company has paid Section 301 duties on products of China included in List 3 and List 4(a), there may still be an opportunity to file a suit to potentially recover duties paid.
On February 5, 2021, the US Court of...more
Effective January 1, 2021, every private employer in Florida must either: (1) use E-verify, a federal web-based program, to verify the identity and work authorization for each new hire, or (2) maintain for three years copies...more
Looking towards 2021 and a new Administration, Arent Fox's International Trade & Investment group has prepared a series of primers on six key areas that can impact your business: The Biden Transition, Special Tariffs,...more
When imports are suspected of violating US trade law or when they threaten US economic interests, trade litigation (read: trade investigation cases) kicks in. This section focuses on third-country transshipment concerns in...more
1/5/2021
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China ,
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Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
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Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ,
Solar Panels ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA)